The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 24, 2178
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
11:30 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / 7.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.26° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.